Completely agree, Richard! The Money is the only leverage!

Dear Tom Simmons, yes we have permits. Not that it stops your side....

And, the KOCH bros have nothing to do with this event. In fact, would it make you smile to know AFP was not supporting this event at all, because they're doing their own activity this weekend?

Ignorance is rampant.

Oh, btw, can you spell PRITZKER, BONDERMANN, STRYKER, RESNICK, ETC? Yeah, dodnt even HAVE TO say Soros. ;) you have your billionaires. We have ours. Deal with it.

Typical liberal response:

1. Koch Bros.
2. Bush's fault
3. ALEC
4. Personal attacks

Why don't you lefties try something new for a change,,,lmao

Thank you Pat Mullikin. Well said.

Hopefully you, mr!

Patriots? Hardly.

@Edward -

Hoffa would love to, however the recent medical emergency with his grandmother will unfortunately prevent him from making this rally ;-(

@Tom Jefferson -

Hoffa is one of the biggest patriots you'll ever meet! In fact Hoffa just ordered his brand new pair of New Balance 587 shoes, 100% made in the USA with domestic sourced materials. Can you honestly say the same about your shoes? Well....

But it is not their job to interpret the Constitution, it is to follow it to the letter.

@George Cleveland -

And judges are also people, thus imperfect. That's why there are multiple levels to our judicial system. Certain courts/judges clearly think of themselves as being above the constitutional constraints placed on their power, which becomes self-evident when they are constantly overturned by the higher levels of the judicial system. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Dane County Circuit Court have both proven themselves to fall into such category merely by how often and consistently their rulings are effectively overturned upon appeal.

That's what is being protested - not the judiciary or the principle of separation of powers, but rather judges that act above their own limited constitutional authority.

Jefferson wrote to Abigail Adams (wife of former President John Adams) in 1804:

"The Constitution... meant that its coordinate branches should be checks on each other. But the opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves in their own sphere of action but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make the Judiciary a despotic branch."

Thomas Jefferson to Spencer Roane in 1819:

"In denying the right [the Supreme Court usurps] of exclusively explaining the Constitution, I go further than [others] do, if I understand rightly [this] quotation from the Federalist of an opinion that 'the judiciary is the last resort in relation to the other departments of the government, but not in relation to the rights of the parties to the compact under which the judiciary is derived.' If this opinion be sound, then indeed is our Constitution a complete felo de se[act of suicide]. For intending to establish three departments, coordinate and independent, that they might check and balance one another, it has given, according to this opinion, to one of them alone the right to prescribe rules for the government of the others, and to that one, too, which is unelected by and independent of the nation. For experience has already shown that the impeachment it has provided is not even a scare-crow... The Constitution on this hypothesis is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please."

Thomas Jefferson to Edward Livingstone in 1825:

"This member of the Government was at first considered as the most harmless and helpless of all its organs. But it has proved that the power of declaring what the law is, ad libitum, by sapping and mining slyly and without alarm the foundations of the Constitution, can do what open force would not dare to attempt."

Thomas Jefferson to William C. Jarvis in 1820:

"To consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions [is] a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy. Our judges are as honest as other men and not more so. They have with others the same passions for party, for power, and the privilege of their corps. Their maxim is boni judicis est ampliare jurisdictionem [good justice is broad jurisdiction], and their power the more dangerous as they are in office for life and not responsible, as the other functionaries are, to the elective control. The Constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with the corruptions of time and party, its members would become despots. It has more wisely made all the departments co-equal and co-sovereign within themselves."

I am of the Jeffersonian mindset when it comes to legislating from the bench George.

@Brian Dey

You pretty much just crushed him. :)

And there it is...Koch Bros....Pricelss, predictable liberal response.

And you are shill to your union George.

Yep, Koch Bros - you called it Brian Dey!

You think that George would have read your 7:38 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012, response before posting this utterly pointless tripe, but no - instead he steps right into it, as expected.

A shill is, as you called Brian "a useful idiot" that does the dirty work, or unelegant debating online while the real adults go about the real business at hand. ;)

And in case you didn't know, Brian Dey receives no money to support what's right. Are you about to slander him with no evidence?

Koch bros again.

I suppose Mr. Cleveland DOES know how the world works. Therefore, everyone should just shut down their businesses, resign public office and sit at his feet to learn.

Meanwhile, no one beyond Patch has ever heard of him. Because he knows how the world works....

And yours are ? Let's s see, I served on a school board for three years, served as President of a corporation for the past 13 yrs, was a union machinist for 9 years, as a union negotiator, as a company negotiator, have employed many people over the years and negotiated 6 contracts twice in the public sector. And your experience is what? I stand by that you are a shill for the unons. Your opinions have no credibility as you bow only to the union that serves your self interests.

Says the guy that sees the world only through his union label.

Way to piss into the wind, Matthew! ;) Welcome to the party. Touche

Tea party has invigorated the GOP, or haven't you noticed?